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1001

Number of people executed in the US since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

4

Number of people executed in the entire Northeast since 1976.

449

Number of people executed in Texas and Virginia, combined, since 1976.

290

Average number of death sentences handed down in the United States each year during the 1990s.

125

Number of death sentences handed down in 2004.

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Does Oprah Winfrey deserve consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Yes 19%

No 81%

"Persons who promote, sell or lease ultrasound equipment for making ‘keepsake’ fetal videos should know that FDA views this as an unapproved use of a medical device."

The FDA responding to Tom Cruise’s statement that he has purchased a sonogram machine and is performing at-home ultrasounds on Katie Holmes.

14

Percentage of methane air pollution worldwide that comes from farm animals, either from belching or flatulence.

70

Percentage reduction in methane emissions by cows given a food additive developed by British scientists. If developed and distributed globally, the additive could spell a major reduction in greenhouse gases.

6

Percentage increase in Comcast cable rates, starting on January 1.

17

Number of channels the average household with cable watches.